Online classes and home schooling

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This section deals with online classes and instructional materials for home schoolers in America. The materials linked below feature puzzles, quizzes, projects, and fun reading materials, while touching on many topics for teaching and learning from home.

Scroll further down to access free online public school classes in every state.

STATE NICKNAMES: A state's nickname, like any other nickname, is usually chosen based on a characteristic feature of the state itself. The chosen feature tends to differentiate one state from all the rest.

LARGEST CITIES: This page lists each state's largest city. In other words, the city in each state that contains the greatest number of people. The cities with the highest populations are not necessarily the cities with the biggest land areas, and are not necessarily state capitals.

Beer Can Chicken: Also known as drunken chicken, this bird falls over when cooked, and is great fun to look at.

Bourbon Chicken: This popular recipe is a tangy Kentucky favorite, featuring plenty of the state of Kentucky's most well known natural resource.

Chicken Fajitas: A popular Mexican dish prepared restaurant-style. Easy to make and fun to eat. Great with Guacamole and Salsa!

Chicken Marsala: This is an Italian favorite dinner recipe made with mushrooms and Marsala wine. A simple, elegant, five star meal.

Chicken Parmesan: A popular favorite Italian poultry dish, baked and breaded with tangy tomato sauce and a combination of cheeses. Incredibly inexpensive and easy to make, not to mention delicious.

Curry Chicken: A lively, popular poultry dish made with lean, boneless meat and flavored with classically familiar Indian spices. Americans on a budget often grab some breasd from a local Indian restaurant and then make Chicken Curry at home.

The Federal Cost of Living Index gives a measure of living expenses by state, as compared to other states, and to the national average. This page also provides helpful info on average housing costs in every U.S. state.

online classes in every state

Here is a list of free online classes for public grade school and public high school diplomas in every state. These online classes are officially part of each state's public school system. Public school online classes cover the same materials as the classroom learning format, but with online classes you get to work at your own pace. Online learning of this type is best used in conjunction with other home schooling activities.

Online Classes in Public School Systems

Alabama Access Virtual Learning accessdl.state.al.us

Alaska Anchorage School District asdk12.org

Arizona Arizona Virtual Academy azva.k12.com

Arkansas Arkansas Virtual Academy arva.k12.com

California California Virtual Academies cava.k12.com

Colorado Denver Public School Online online.dpsk12.org

Connecticut CT Virtual Learning Center ctvirtuallearning.org

Delaware Griggs International Academy griggs.edu

Florida Miami Dade Online k12.com/miamidade

Georgia Georgia Cyber Academy gca.k12.com

Hawaii Connections Charter School connectionscharterschool.org

Idaho Idaho Virtual Academy idva.k12.com

Illinois Chicago Virtual Charter School cvcs.k12.com

Indiana Indiana Virtual Charter School invcs.org

Iowa Iowa Virtual Academy iava.k12.com

Kansas Kansas Online Learning kansasonlinelearning.org

Kentucky currently no public online schools, however private online schools are available.

Louisiana Louisiana Virtual School louisianavirtualschool.net

Maine Maine Virtual Academy miva.k12.com

Maryland Maryland Virtual Academy mdva.k12.com

Massachusetts doe.mass.edu/odl/free-activities.html

Michigan Michigan Virtual Charter Academy mvca.k12.com

Minnesota MN Virtual Academy mnva.k12.com

Mississippi Mississippi Virtual Public School connectionsacademy.com/mississippi-school

Missouri Missouri Virtual Instruction Program movip.org

Montana Montana Virtual Academy mtva.k12.com

Nebraska Nebraska Virtual Academy neva.k12.com

Nevada Nevada Virtual Academy nvva.k12.com

New Hampshire NH Virtual Academy nhva.k12.com

New Jersey New Jersey Virtual School njvs.org

New Mexico NM Virtual Academy nmva.k12.com

New York K12 International Academy icademy.com

North Carolina NC Virtual Public School ncvps.org

North Dakota ND Virtual Academy ndva.k12.com

Ohio Ohio Virtual Academy ohva.k12.com

Oklahoma Oklahoma Virtual High School oklahomavirtualhighschool.com

Oregon Oregon Virtual Academy orva.k12.com

Pennsylvania PA Virtual Charter School pavcsk12.org

Rhode Island RI Virtual Academy riva.k12.com

South Carolina SC Virtual Charter School scvcs.k12.com

South Dakota

Black Hills Online Learning Community bholc.org

Tennessee Tennessee Virtual Academy tnva.k12.com

Texas TX Virtual School Network txvsn.org

Utah Utah Virtual Academy utva.k12.com

Vermont Vermont Virtual Academy vtva.k12.com

Virginia Virginia Virtual Academy vava.k12.com

Washington WA Virtual Academies wava.k12.com

West Virginia WV Virtual Academy wvva.k12.com

Wisconsin Wisconsin Virtual Academy wiva.k12.com

Wyoming Wyoming Virtual Academy wyva.k12.com

Accreditation for online schools

Online classes are considered part of most public school districts, just as a brick and mortar school are. Online public schools are accredited by any of the following associations, among others: